Abstract
Mr. X, was 28 years old. The patient came with complaints of
excessive worry and not being able to control it, apprehensiveness that
his mind would go blank and that he would lose his mind if kept
worrying, fear of being inadequate at work, unable to concentrate on
work, anxiety and tiredness. He also reported disturbed sleep and
muscle tension. He was diagnosed as having Generalized Anxiety
Disorder and his case was conceptualized using the Well’s Cognitive
Model of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Management was also done
on the CBT model. Treatment goals were achieved by the use of
various verbal challenging exercises such as questioning the evidence,
evidence for and against, challenging uncontrollability appraisals and
by providing education in order to normalize the worry. Various
behavioral exercises such as controlled worry periods, challenging
uncontrollability beliefs, loss of control experiments, pushing worry
limits in situ and abandoning thought control were also done for
disconfirming the beliefs related to Type II worry. The patient showed
significant improvement in his condition by the termination of the
therapy which was evident through his post assessment ratings.
Khola Tahir, Fakhra Wakil. (2019) Worrying about Worry: A Generalized Anxiety Disorder Case Study, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 10 (1), Volume 10(1).
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